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Madsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm a writer and mother of four, including twins,  who is inspired to write about motherhood and parenting. ]]></description><link>https://www.lindsaykmadsen.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:10:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lindsaykmadsen.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Marketing Ideas to Promote Your Board Book.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Promoting your brand new board book is an important part of the publishing process.... but how do you actually get your book in front of...]]></description><link>https://www.lindsaykmadsen.com/post/marketing-strategies-to-promote-your-board-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63ca6f361b0ad44856dcbe7c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:51:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/90ca19_0a49f2edd20c472393ca4c15ff02deb6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_528,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Lindsay K. 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